Congenital Splenic Cyst; Video Case Presentation and Literature Review

Sutcuoglu B. M., Karabacak O.

JOURNAL OF FETAL MEDICINE, vol.9, no.3-4, pp.79-82, 2022 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 3-4
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s40556-022-00341-x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF FETAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.79-82
  • Keywords: Fetal ultrasonography, Splenic cysts, Embryology, Spontaneous regression, Perinatology, Fetal splenic cyst, PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS, FOLLOW-UP, FETAL, REGRESSION
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Congenital splenic cysts have been reported to usually regress spontaneously within a few months postnatally. A splenic cyst was detected in the ultrasonography of a 27-year-old pregnant woman at her 34th week of gestation. The size of the splenic cyst remained constant in the follow-up of the patient. In the ultrasonography performed in the postnatal 1st year, it was determined that the cyst persisted and remained the same size. There is no algorithm for the follow up of cysts in the literature, and information about congenital splenic cysts will be presented in this case report and review.